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Household of William Watson (born 1801, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Watson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watson, born in 1801 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Watson, born in 1833 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 1 child; Jane, born 1833 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Grandson, William (born 1877 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), William's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1880 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1860 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Jane

Watson

Daughter
Male

William

Watson

Grandson
Female

Jane

Watson

Granddaughter
Male

Thomas

Anderson

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 80
Birth year 1801
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watson

Head

Married

80

1801

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Watson

Daughter

Married

48

1833

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

William

Watson

Grandson

-

4

1877

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Watson

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Anderson

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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